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184810 sery i ces i n line with the compact urban growth form and- urban service area concept of the General Plan. In p1 ann i ng for provision of key urban services, it is useful to keep in mind the distinction between the "current urban service area" where a minimum level of urban services is avai or will be within the near future, and the "projected urban service area' which is the estimated area within which services will be needed to provide for development needs over the long term . It is necessary to provide key urban services in a sequential manner that recognizes the difference between the current and projected urban service areasO In planning and programming for pub 1. i c utilities, services and facilities, present and near future needs of the metropolitan area should be met in a coordinated arrangement, recognizing the long-term, ultimate needs, and service area. Findings 1. Urban expansion accomplished through in-filling within and adja- cent to ex i st i-ng development inside the current urban service area and in an orderly unscattered fashion permits new development to utilize existing utilities, services, and facilities or those which - can be easi extended, thus minimizing the public cost of premature service extensi 2. -Urban services are provided to the metropolitan area by Eugene, Springfield, Lane county, public and quasi - public utilities, special serv ice districts, and by joint cooperative agreements. 3. In a few - instances there is over lap in public services, utilities and facilities, or i l - logical service boundaries, that prevent the most economical d i s t r i b u t i o n of those utilities, services, and facilities. 4. Portions of the urban area lack certain key urban services. 5. The cost of providing even basic key services, utilities and facilities to existing and future development in the metro %o l - i - tan area is significant. 6, The Sewage Master Plan has been replaced by the Metropolitan waste- water Management Program and the adopted Eugene -Spr i n i el d Metro- po l i t an Area waste Treatment Management . Alternatives report (208 "Faci lities" Plan) . The Dater Master PI an was never adopted on a metropolitan-wide basis, even though the water utilities use i't as a basic planning resource. 7, when key � urban services, such as water, are provided to areas outside the projected urban service area, increased pressure for urban development in rural areas occurs, 8. The population projections in the Eugene - Springfield Metropolitan Area waste Treatment Management Alternatives Report (208 "Facilitie Plan) are compatible with those for the metropol area. III-G-2